Image Source : TWITTER/MIPALTAN Arjun Tendulkar
The iconic Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar’s nascent cricketing profession acquired a serious fillip on Thursday when he was picked by Mumbai Indians on the IPL gamers’ public sale, the final identify to go beneath the hammer in Chennai. After being purchased by the Mumbai outfit, Arjun thanked the coaches, house owners and the assist employees for displaying religion in him.
Mumbai Indians, franchise for which his father did not simply play but additionally took up mentorship of kids, purchased Arjun for Rs 20 lakh, which was his base worth. It was hardly a shock provided that he has been a internet bowler for the franchise for the previous two-three seasons.
MI wrote, “A ballboy at Wankhede before Stadium. Support bowler last season. The first-team player now Blue heart. It’s showtime, Arjun!”
“I would like to thank the coaches, owners and the support staff for showing faith in me,” mentioned Arjun in a video shared by the franchise.
The 21-year-old not too long ago made his senior Mumbai staff debut when he performed within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the nationwide T20 championship, in opposition to Haryana.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene burdened that the franchise picked Arjun purely on abilities.
“We have looked at it purely on a skills-basis, I mean, there is going to be a big tag on his head, because of Sachin, but luckily he is a bowler, not a batsman, so I think, Sachin will be very proud, if he could bowl like Arjun,” Jayawardene mentioned at a digital press convention held after the public sale.
“So, I believe it’s going to be studying course of for Arjun, he simply began taking part in for Mumbai and now with the franchise, so he’ll study the ropes, he’ll evolve, he’s nonetheless younger however a really focussed younger man, so you must give him a while and hopefully not put lot of strain on him both.
Mumbai Indians Director of Cricket Operations and former India speedster Zaheer Khan mentioned that the junior Tendulkar was eager on studying and was a hard-working child.
“As far as I’m involved, sure, I’ve spent a variety of time with him within the nets, working alongside him, attempting to show him few methods of the commerce and that has been going nicely.
“And look the added pressure of the name Sachin Tendulkar is always going to be there on him and something which he will have to live by, but we are very hopeful that environment, which we have around the team is definitely going to help them,” mentioned Zaheer.
Mumbai Indians proprietor Akash Ambani mentioned that the budding pacer has a “beautiful” skill-set. “…Arjun has an attractive skill-set, he’s left-arm quick bowler and may bat left-arm, there will not be lots of these in world cricket, however it is vitally essential that his course of and development occurs as every other younger cricketer’s progressions occur.
So far, the left-handed batsman and left-arm pacer has performed two matches for Mumbai within the T20 format, through which he has scored three runs and brought two wickets. He got here up by means of the ranks after taking part in age-group cricket tournaments and has additionally featured within the T20 Mumbai League.
(With PTI Inputs)
